No reconciliation, no forgiveness! Mr. Pei leaves with nothing.

Song Qingran felt as if her head had been hit hard by a heavy hammer, and the dull pain and dizziness overwhelmed her like a surging tide.

She tried hard to open her eyes, but her eyelids felt as heavy as if they were weighed down by a thousand-pound boulder, and her body felt limp and powerless.

After an unknown amount of time, Song Qingran finally woke up.

She slowly opened her eyes, and everything in front of her seemed to be covered by a hazy veil, blurry and indistinct.

The room was filled with a rich and strange fragrance, so sweet it was almost cloying. The scent seeped into her nostrils, making her head feel increasingly dizzy.

Song Qingran struggled to sit up, but felt a sudden dizziness and almost fell back onto the bed.

She shook her head vigorously, trying to clear her mind.

But the fragrance was like an invisible hand, tightly binding her and gradually blurring her consciousness.

"It's hot, so hot..."

Where is she...?

Until she saw clearly that it was a man pressing down on her, so heavy that he could hardly breathe.

Song Qingran strained to focus her gaze, and the outline of the person she saw gradually overlapped with the outline of the figure deeply hidden in her heart.

“Mr. Pei…” Song Qingran murmured to herself, her voice as soft as a dream.

The aphrodisiac incense grew stronger, and Lu Yuanzhou's reason was gradually consumed by desire. When he saw that it was her, he instantly lost control, "Qingran..."

The man kissed her sensitive neck, his arm tightly holding Lu Yuanzhou. She buried her face in his chest, and Lu Yuanzhou felt her response.

Her voice, though indistinct, carried a strong hint of coquettishness, and she involuntarily rubbed against Lu Yuanzhou.

Lu Yuanzhou felt as if his body was on fire, a surge of heat spreading rapidly from his heart to his entire body.

But the next second, the sound that I was trying so hard to hear was like a bucket of cold water being poured over me.

“Mr. Pei…”

But Song Qingran was completely immersed in her own illusion at this moment, looking at Lu Yuanzhou with a dazed look.

With powerful self-control, Lu Yuanzhou clenched his fist tightly, his eyes filled with a furious yet restrained crimson.

"I'm clearly your fiancé, so why are you still thinking about him?"

The girl wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned closer, saying, "It's hot... I'm so hot."

"Mr. Pei..."

"Qingran...you are mine."

"You're clearly mine!"

His selfish desires were amplified at this moment, and he gently stroked her face: No one can take you away from me, you can only be mine.

I'm sorry, don't blame me.

Song Qingran's clothes gradually slipped off, revealing her fair, snow-white skin. Lu Yuanzhou's eyes were filled with desire as he gently caressed Song Qingran's body, as if he were touching a precious treasure.

Song Qingran let out a soft moan as she hugged Lu Yuanzhou tightly, her body trembling slightly.

The room was filled with an alluring atmosphere…

After an unknown amount of time, the slumber finally subsided. Song Qingran lay exhausted in Lu Yuanzhou's arms, and only fell into a deep sleep when dawn broke.

Until dawn…

...

At the Royal Auction, a figure walked over and sat in the empty seat next to Jiang Hua, casually crossing his legs. Shen Bulu, dressed in a black suit and dark red tie, tilted his head and smiled, seemingly in a good mood. "Brother, you like it?"

"Dude, want me to take a picture of you?" He turned slightly to the side.

A crystal pink glass vase was being auctioned on stage, and the bid had already reached over a million. Seeing that she remained unmoved, Shen Bulu raised his paddle, "Three million!"

Jiang Hua: "Aren't you going to keep Bao'er company?"

"What are you showing off for in front of me?"

Shen Bulu: "Don't be like that, Bao'er is asleep and hasn't woken up yet. I just happened to run into you, so I came over to check on her."

"Now that you've achieved great success, don't look down on our humble Shen family."

Upon seeing the bid reach four million, Shen Bulu didn't hesitate and waved to someone in a certain direction. A middle-aged man in a suit walked over, bent down, and Shen Bulu said something to him. The middle-aged man then walked onto the stage and gave a few instructions to the auctioneer.

Less than half a minute later, the auctioneer announced into the microphone: "Excuse me, everyone, Mr. Shen of Shen's International Bank has just set these vases on fire. Does anyone else wish to bid?"

"If not, these vases will belong to President Shen at the highest price of five million."

The audience was noisy, but quickly quieted down.

Jiang Hua looked at the person beside her in confusion, "Have you struck it rich?"

Shen Bulu grinned in a way that seemed to invite a beating, crossed his legs, and swung them around a few times, maintaining his spoiled, playboy demeanor: "It's not about getting rich."

“Yesterday, the Shen family just signed a cooperation contract with the Huo family.” He stretched out his hand, rubbing his thumb, middle finger, and index finger together a few times. “They only made a tiny bit of money.”

"Five million... is nothing to me."

"Don't give me any face. Today, everything you spend here is on me. Just tell me what you want."

Just then, a manager from the imperial court rushed over, accompanied by an assistant. He walked to Jiang Hua's side, bowed half his head to her, and respectfully said, "Madam, Mr. Huo knew you were coming here, so he arranged for me to serve you on your itinerary today."

"You can call me Xiao Li."

"Please feel free to give me any instructions regarding your next steps."

Before Jiang Hua could speak, Shen Bulu spoke up: "How envious, Mrs. Huo! Such a big hotel is yours too."

“I’ll take that one.” Jiang Hua pointed to a pair of jade pendants that were currently being auctioned.

"Yes, ma'am."

"Consider it a return gift for Bao'er. A five-million-dollar vase shouldn't be taken for nothing!"

Shen Bulu: "How could I! That would be so embarrassing."

Despite saying that, Shen Bulu didn't seem embarrassed at all.

These jade pendants have already been bid up to thirteen million.

Shen Bulu raised his hand and glanced at the time on his wrist. "Shall we go eat?"

"Bao'er, she's almost awake too."

Hotel Vice President: "Madam, I will arrange a private room for you immediately."

Jiang Hua: "My friend is here today, so you don't need to follow me."

"Good lady."

The two walked out of the auction hall together. Both came from wealthy families, and their demeanor and every gesture exuded nobility and arrogance. People around them unconsciously made way for them. Both of them were strikingly beautiful, instantly captivating. Shen Bulu walked side by side with his hands in his pockets, their powerful auras remarkably similar and complementary.

"Why are you in the mood to go out today?"

"What a coincidence."

After leaving the building auction venue next door, they went to the hotel lobby and chatted as they walked. "Who did you sign the contract with yesterday? Was Lu Yuanzhou there too?"

Shen Bulu: How did you know?

"Both companies brought their own legal teams, and some contracts were revised on the spot for convenience. However... the meeting ended early last night, at 8:30 pm. The entire meeting took less than an hour."

Why are you suddenly concerned about Lu Yuanzhou?

The two stood on the edge of the second-floor railing, a spot from which they could see the entire lobby on the first floor. In the center stood a huge welcoming pine tree, serving as a decorative element for the view. The lobby was made of pebbles, and there was flowing water, symbolizing wealth and prosperity. Jiang Hua turned around, placed her hands on the railing, leaned against it, glanced at Shen Bulu, and smiled, "I'd like to invite you to watch a show."

With their compatible personalities, they understood that Jiang Hua's smile carried a hint of mischief.

Shen Bulu raised an eyebrow and narrowed his eyes.

...

After a good night's sleep, Song Qingran gradually regained her senses. As she groggily opened her eyes, she remembered what had happened last night…

Looking at the silhouette before her, which suddenly transformed into Lu Yuanzhou, she stared wide-eyed in horror. "Yuan...Yuanzhou brother? How could it be you..." Her voice trembled, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Last night wasn't...

She could see it very clearly.

She was clearly in the hotel room with Mr. Pei, so how did it become him?

Song Qingran's heart instantly turned cold, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"I...we..."

His whole body looked as if it had been run over.

She then became certain of the fact that they had indeed had sex.

Lu Yuanzhou woke up earlier than her and watched her until she woke up. "Yes, we did it."

"Last night, I drank too much and had someone contact you."

"Then you suddenly appeared by my bedside and hugged me."

With a look of utter despair in her eyes, Song Qingran shook her head, "No...it's impossible."

“Last night…I didn’t come in at all.”

Yes! Her mind suddenly cleared. Last night when she came, she clearly found someone to come into this room for her, and then... she seemed to have been knocked unconscious.

Finally… she opened her eyes, and the person she was looking at was clearly…

But now, everyone she saw last night has become a figment of her dream.

The facts were laid bare before her.

"Was I...was I tricked?"

"Is...is it you?" Song Qingran couldn't think of anyone else but him. She looked at him with disappointment: "Brother Yuanzhou, we agreed that I would only give you my first time after we got married."

"Doing this will only make me hate you more."

Song Qingran moved her thin lips slightly, tears streaming down her face. Lu Yuanzhou felt a pang of pain in his heart and reached out to wipe away her tears. "Qingran... we were all tricked last night. There are drugs in this room that can induce lust and hallucinations."

Lu Yuanzhou: "Do you know how happy I was when I saw you while I was unconscious?"

"I've thought about it, and I've tried to restrain myself..."

"I will always remember what you said to me."

"You will only give me everything without reservation after we get married."

“But the person you’re thinking about has never been me!” Lu Yuanzhou stared intently, his eyes filled with sorrow and grief. “Even last night… you called out his name.”

Lu Yuanzhou's words were like a heavy hammer, striking her heart with force!

A fleeting look of panic crossed Song Qingran's eyes, and a strong pang stirred within her heart. Perhaps feeling a betrayal and humiliation she had never experienced before in front of him, she looked away.

"Yes!"

“In the three years you were away from me, I stayed with Mr. Pei. For you, I rejected all his ‘good’ offers. Because I didn’t want to be the third party who interfered in someone else’s marriage.”

“But… I can’t help it, I can’t control myself.” Song Qingran lowered her head, tears falling onto the quilt, wetting a patch. “After leaving him, I realized that I didn’t want to leave his side.”

“I… have fallen in love with Mr. Pei.”

"I want to go back to the way things were with him, back when everything was in full bloom."

Thinking of all the moments he had spent with him, the deep longing surged up like a tidal wave, engulfing him.

She didn't know when it started, but during those prosperous years, she had already gotten used to being with him.

Mr. Pei is very busy; he always arrives at the Flourishing Flowers Garden very late.

He rarely spends the night in places where flowers bloom, unless he is in a bad mood, in which case he will stay overnight before leaving.

Sometimes, when she came home early and hadn't gone to sleep, Mr. Pei would tutor her with her homework. He would quietly handle company matters while she sat beside him, occasionally glancing at him discreetly.

Day after day, year after year, his image, his voice, everything about him, unknowingly remained in her mind.

She regretted it; she wanted to go back to the past…

She knew she shouldn't have these thoughts, but... she simply couldn't stop thinking about him.

She really... really wanted to be with him.

I think about it day and night.

He gave me everything, so why is he taking it all back without leaving any room for negotiation?

The thought of him sent a deep, piercing pain through Song Qingran's heart. "I've thought about it. As long as I can be with him, as long as he still likes me... I don't care what others think of me, even if they insult me, I don't care."

"But I can't do that, I don't want to disappoint my mother."

"I could only force myself to fall in love with you, which is why I chose to get engaged to you in the first place. I wanted to... use another relationship to erase him from my heart."

"Brother Yuanzhou, I know I've wronged you."

"I owe you a lot too."

"What happened last night was something I never imagined. What can I do now that it's happened?"

"I don't want this to happen, but I just can't forget him, and I don't know what to do."

As Song Qingran spoke, her voice grew softer and softer. Seeing her so vulnerable, Lu Yuanzhou couldn't bear it and stepped forward to hug her: "I don't care, even if he still exists in your heart."

"As long as we're together, I'll stay by your side and slowly push him out of your heart."

"Qingran... let's go somewhere without him, leave the capital, and start over, okay?"

...

Shen Bulu gave her a meaningful look, then took out his phone and made a call, "Baby, come quick, there's a good show to watch."

"Is that Huahua? She's here!" Bao'er's cheerful voice came from inside.

In just three minutes, Shen Bao'er quickly washed up and came down the elevator from upstairs. She saw her at a glance and immediately ran over. "Huahua, what brings you here? I think I saw Song Qingran yesterday."

“I was just about to call you. There’s no good news about her coming here alone.”